Chadian troops have rescued 85 Nigerians kidnapped last week by
the terror group Boko Haram, security and human rights sources in Nigeria said
on Saturday. Dozens of Boko Haram insurgents stormed the Doron Baga fishing and
farming village on the shores of Lake Chad late Sunday through Monday and took
away 97 young men and boys plus several women, residents said. The raiders
killed 28 residents and burned scores of homes, according to residents. The
hostages were loaded onto motorboats and ferried into neighbouring Chad, with
residents saying they feared the hostages would be forcefully conscripted as
foot soldiers. Chadian security officials reported intercepting a convoy of
buses carrying 85 Nigerians believed to have been kidnapped by Boko Haram
terrorists from Baga, a Nigerian security source said. The convoy being led by
six Boko Haram gunmen was stopped on the Chadian part of the border along Lake
Chad for routine checks and the huge number in the convoy raised suspicion,
said the source, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to
speak on the issue. An official of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC)
in Maiduguri confirmed the rescue of the 63 male and 22 female hostages. The
source, who asked that his name not be used, said more than 30 hostages were
still being held by Boko Haram.
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